Blackjack&#39;n baccarat with jokers (B&amp;BJ)

ABSTRACT

A variation of baccarat is played with six or eight decks standard 53 playing cards (with one joker). The blackjack side bets provide variety optional betting. The jokers serve as winning cards. Either Banker or Player has the joker would win. There are 9 betting areas, such as tie, banker, banker blackjack, banker 21, banker 17, player, player blackjack, player 21 and player 16.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

Not Applicable

BACKGROUND OF THE PRESENT INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

This invention relates generally to card games, such as, blackjack andbaccarat.

2. Description of Related Arts

The object of the game, Baccarat, is to receive a hand value close to 9.The game is designed into two major betting areas said Banker and Playerwith a side bet area said tie. An ace has a value of 1 or 11 inblackjack game and a value of 1 in baccarat game. Cards 2 through 9 havepoint values equal to their face values. (E.g. 2 of spades has a pointvalue 2) 10s, Jacks, Queens, and Kings have a point value of zero whenit is a part of component in baccarat game and a point value of ten inblackjack game.

In traditional Baccarat card game, two cards are first dealt to player'shand and two cards are first dealt to banker's hand. An additional cardmay be dealt depending on the total numerical value of two cards of the“Player” and “Banker” respectively. Each player invests a desired amountof money in either Banker or Player of two designed betting areas inorder to start a particular round of games.

A two-card point total of 9 is called a “natural” and this is thehighest value hand cannot lose. A two-card point total of 8 is alsocalled a “natural” and this is second-highest value hand. In the eventof a tie between the Player's hand and the Banker's hand neither theBanker nor the Player wins. By comparing the total numerical value ofthe Banker and Player, the party having a higher total numerical valuewill be the winning party.

The patron who invested the amount of money in the winning said Playeror Banker would be paid even money from the house (casino). The patronwho invested the amount of money in the winning said tie would be paid 8to 1. There is a 5% commission has to paid to the casino when the Bankerwins.

When the player stands on 6 or 7, the banker will always draw on totalsof 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, and stands on 6, 7, 8, and 9. When player does nothave 6, 7, natural 8 or natural 9, and has to draw the third card, thebanker shall always draw on the totals of 0, 1, or 2, and then followsthe rules.

-   -   (a) If banker has 3 and player's third card is 8, the banker        cannot draw the third card.    -   (b) If banker has 4 and player's third card is 1, 8, 9, or 0,        the banker cannot draw the third card.    -   (c) If banker has 5 and player's third card is 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, or        0, the banker cannot draw the third card.    -   (d) If banker has 6 and player's third card is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8,        9, or 0, the banker cannot draw the third card.

The object of the game, Blackjack, is to receive the Blackjack, an Aceand a 10 or a face card said jack, queen, or king to be award 3 to 2payout from the house (casino). The highest total point of blackjackgame is 21. When both dealer and a player have a Blackjack, it results atie hand, player does not lose or win.

Blackjack is a house bank game that patrons get dealt initially twocards. Players then have to make a decision to take a hit, stand on thenumerical value his/her hand, or surrender. In order to win his or herwager, the cards in patron's hand must have a higher total point valuethan the total point value in the dealer's hand without going overtwenty-one points.

Each patron places wager on the betting circle and initially receive twocards face up. After dealer receives two cards, one is face down (holecard), each player may select to draw additional cards in order toimprove his or her hand without exceeding twenty-one, stand (not drawingany additional card) or surrender (losing half of the bet to give outhis or her hand).

Dealer is required to take a hit when the two cards total value is under17 (11 to 16) and stand on 17 or soft 17 (an ace and a 6).

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention, Blackjack'n Baccarat with jokers, is modifiedbaccarat game with the side bets of blackjack game. Adding the jokersinto the shoe increases the winning probability of Player hand. Theobject of Blackjack'n Baccarat with jokers is adding more ways ofwinning on Baccarat part and without drawing excess cards on Blackjackpart.

Blackjack'n Baccarat with jokers provides variety chances for patrons towin beside the two main betting area banker and player, said bankerblackjack, player blackjack, banker 21, player 21, banker 17, player 16and tie.

A multiple number of decks (six or eight) of standard playing cards, 52in number with a joker (53 cards), are used; typically eight decks areshuffled together and placed in a shoe from which the cards are dealtduring the play of the game.

The Blackjack'n Baccarat with Jokers card game is allowing patrons toplay two games in one sitting based on the rules of baccarat card game.When the game is using baccarat rules, the aces count as one. Kings,Queens, Jacks and Tens count as zero and the other cards count theirrespective face value. The suits (Spades, Hearts, Diamonds and Clubs)have no meaning in Blackjack'n Baccarat with Jokers. When the game isusing blackjack rules, the aces count as one or eleven. Kings, Queens,Jacks and Tens count as ten and the other cards count their respectiveface value. The suits (Spades, Hearts, Diamonds and Clubs) have nomeaning in Blackjack'n Baccarat with Jokers.

The highest hand value in Blackjack'n Baccarat with jokers is nine. Allhand values range from a low of zero to a high of nine. When the cardsare added together, the total of the hand exceeds nine, then the handvalue is determined as ten. For example, a seven and eight totalfifteen, but the hand value is five. Any hand having a value that is tenor a multiple of ten is zero. For example, an Ace and a nine total ten,but the hand value is zero.

Rules of Blackjack'n Baccarat with jokers:

-   (a) If the initial two card Player hand has a point total of 0, 1,    2, 3, 4 or 5, the Player hand draws a third card. If the initial    two-card Player hand has a point total of 6 or 7, the Player hand    stands and does not receive a third card.-   (b) If the Player hand stands and does not draw a third card, then    the Banker hand follows Rules. In other words, if the Player hand    has a point total of 6 or 7, the Banker hand draws a third card on a    point total of 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 and the Banker hand stands on a    point total of 6 or 7.-   (c) If the Player hand draws a third card, the Banker hand must draw    or stand in accordance with rules that are well known.-   (c.1) The banker hand shall always draw on the totals of 0,1, or 2,    and stand on 7, natural 8, or natural 9.-   (c.2) If banker has 3 and player's third card is joker or 8, the    banker cannot draw the third card.-   (c.3) If banker has 4 and player's third card is joker, 1, 8, 9, or    0, the banker cannot draw the third card.-   (c.4) If banker has 5 and player's third card is joker, 1, 2, 3, 8,    9, or 0, the banker cannot draw the third card.-   (c.5) If banker has 6 and player's third card is joker, 1, 2, 3, 4,    5, 8, 9, or 0, the banker cannot draw the third card.

The patrons have the option to select betting on the banker hand ofblackjack, 21, 17 and the player hand of blackjack, 21, 16, and tie withante on the banker or player. The patrons cannot place the bet on bankerhand of blackjack, 21, 17 and the player hand of blackjack, 21, 16, andtie without interest in placing ante on the banker or player.

The game is played with 6 or 8 decks of regular 52-card playing cardwith one joker, hence there are 318 cards for 6 decks B&BJ and 424 cardsfor 8 decks B&BJ.

Ace through Nine cards has respective point values of 1 to 9. Tens,Jacks, Queens and Kings have a point value of zero. Ace also has arespective point 1 or 11. Tens, Jacks, Queens and Kings also have apoint value of 10.

A hand value of either player or banker hand is equal to a total pointvalue of first two cards or first two cards plus one additional card.When a total hand value of either player or banker hand is ten, or overten, the digit on the ten's place is ignored when determining a handvalue of either player or banker hand. Hence, the higher value of a handcan get is 9. The hand with the higher value or joker wins.

B&BJ card game also permits patrons wager on six different traditionalblackjack hands which are banker blackjack, banker 21, banker 17 andplayer blackjack, player 21, player 16, to be eligible to receive acorresponding bonus payout.

Each individual patrons do not get deal their own hand as traditionalblackjack game. If the banker was the winner, the patrons who won mustpay a 5% commission on their winnings.

B&BJ card game can also be playing without jokers. The total cards ofeight decks Blackjack'n Baccarat with Jokers without jokers will be 416.The rules and payouts remain the same as Blackjack'n Baccarat withJokers.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

The design of table layout of Blackjack'n Baccarat with Jokers game isbased on the layout of traditional baccarat game. The FIG. 1 shows thelayout for mini-Blackjack'n Baccarat with Jokers.

FIG. 1 a. The betting areas start from inside (dealer) out (patrons),the spots to place the cards for Player hand and Banker hand should beprint in the center of the table.

FIG. 1 b. The logo of Blackjack'n Baccarat with Jokers should be followit and print in between the words Tie bet pays 8 to 1 and the Player andBanker.

FIG. 1 c. The betting spot for Tie should be print below the words Tiebet pays 8 to 1.

FIG. 1 d. The betting spot for banker hand should be print below thebetting spot for tie. Banker BJ, Banker 21, and Banker 17 should beprint on the top of Banker.

FIG. 1 e. The betting spot for player hand should be print below thebetting spot for banker hand. Player BJ, Player 21, and Player 16,should be print on top of Player.

1. A method of playing Blackjack'n Baccarat with Jokers card gamecomprising the steps of: a house dealer deals both a player hand and abanker hand two cards. A two-card hand with joker is the highest handand can never lose. A two-card point total of 9 is called a natural,which is the second higher hand. A two-card point total of 8 is alsocalled a natural, which is the third higher hand. A hand with joker saidplayer hand is higher than a hand value said banker hand of natural
 9. Ahand value of natural 9 said banker is higher than a hand value saidplayer of natural
 8. B&BJ card game also permits patrons wager on sixdifferent traditional blackjack hands which are banker blackjack, banker21, banker 17 and player blackjack, player 21, player 16, to be eligibleto receive a corresponding bonus payout. The side bets, bankerblackjack, banker 21, banker 17 and player blackjack, player 21, player16, are one time bet. When there is a tie, neither banker nor playerloses. However, the blackjack side bets are either win or lose. When theplayer stands on 6 or 7, the banker will always draw on totals of 1, 2,3, 4, and 5, and stands on 6, 7, 8, and
 9. When player does not have 6,7, natural 8 or natural 9, and has to draw the third card, the bankershall always draw on the totals of 0, 1, or 2, and then follows therules. If banker has 3 and player's third card is joker or 8, the bankercannot draw the third card. If banker has 4 and player's third card isjoker, 1, 8, 9, or 0, the banker cannot draw the third card. If bankerhas 5 and player's third card is joker, 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, or 0, the bankercannot draw the third card. If banker has 6 and player's third card isjoker, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, or 0, the banker cannot draw the third card.2. The method of claim 1 is permitting patron to wager on a designedante area said banker or player and side bets areas up to the tablemaximum in order to become eligible to receive said corresponding bonuspayout in the event of banker blackjack, banker 21, banker 17 and playerblackjack, player 21, player 16 and tie.
 3. The method of claim 1wherein said bonus payout is 8 to 1 for a tie hand, 3 to 1 for bankerblackjack or player blackjack, 2 to 1 for banker 21 or player 21 and 1to 1 for banker 17 and player 16, and 1 to 1 Player and Banker. Thewinning frequency for the Banker hand has been determined to beapproximately 0.45859 (45.859%) whereas the winning frequency for thePlayer hand is 0.44624 (44.624%) with the remainder of the outcomesbeing ties. Therefore, if the bettor wagers on the Banker hand and theBanker hand win, the bettor must pay to the gaming establishment acommission (typically, 5%) of the amount the bettor wins. No commissionis paid if the bettor successfully wagers on the Player's hand.
 4. Themethod of claim 1 wherein said each individual patron do not get dealtheir own hand as traditional blackjack game. Each individual patronselects a designed wagering area to wager in order to receive saidcorresponding bonus of banker blackjack or player blackjack, banker 21or player 21 and banker 17 and player 16 with the ante on player orbanker.
 5. The method of claim 1 wherein said player will be dealtinitially two cards while said banker will be dealt initially two cards,then dealer observers the hands to determine whether or not said playershould draw an additional card; dealer observers the hands to determinewhether or not said banker should draw an additional card. The totalcards draw for said player is three. The total cards draw for saidbanker is three.
 6. The method of claim 1 wherein all patrons makingmandatory wager on either said player or said banker in order to playthe side bets said banker blackjack, player blackjack, banker 21, player21, banker 17, player 16 and tie.
 7. The method of claim 1 wherein saidtie bet lose when either said player or said banker wins. If the Bankerand the Player have the same comparison point value, it is called Tiehand. Neither the bets on banker or player lose or win.
 8. The method ofclaim 1 wherein side bets said banker blackjack, player blackjack,banker 21, player 21, banker 17, and player 16 wins its bonus wheneither said player or said banker has the hand, two cards or three card,showing the exactly number as above. For example, according to the rulesof blackjack, an ace and a ten or a face card is called blackjack.According to the rules of Blackjack'n Baccarat with Jokers, an ace and aten or a face card is one. The hand has an ace and a ten or a face cardhas to draw the third card. If the third card is 6, the total value ofthree cards is
 7. The ten and face cards are counted as zero. The ace isrecognized as one point. However, according to the rules of blackjack,the same hand is recognized as
 17. If patron has betting on Bankerblackjack and banker 17, the patron wins both bonuses.